White, John Edgar “Jack”

  • From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: See full biography at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_White_(politician)
  • Wiki Biography Notes:
    • John Edgar “Jack” White (July 10, 1925 – September 10, 2002) was a Canadian labour union activist. He was the first elected black representative of the Ironworkers, and one of the first Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) national staff representatives from a minority background.
    • Born in Truro, Nova Scotia, White was one of the first black Canadians to run for election to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation in 1959. He stood as an Ontario New Democratic Party candidate in Dovercourt in the 1963 election. In the early 1960s, White was involved with a Toronto-based newspaper
  • Third Great Grandson of United Empire Loyalist listed in Loyalist Directory: https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=14100
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